Ticket #16276: 16276.3.diff

wp-includes/js/wplink.js

@@ -281 +281 @@
                                 inputs.url.focus();
                 },
                 setDefaultValues : function() {
+                        var selectedText,
+                                textarea = wpLink.textarea;
+
                         // Set URL and description to defaults.
                         // Leave the new tab setting as-is.
                         inputs.url.val('http://');
                         inputs.title.val('');
+                        if ( wpLink.isMCE() ) {
+                                selectedText = tinyMCEPopup.editor.selection.getContent( { format: 'text' } );
+                        } else {
+                                if ( document.selection && wpLink.range ) {
+                                        selectedText = wpLink.range.text;
+                                } else if ( typeof textarea.selectionStart !== 'undefined' ) {
+                                        selectedText = textarea.value.substring( textarea.selectionStart, textarea.selectionEnd );
+                                }
+                        }
+                        if ( selectedText && ( selectedText = selectedText.replace( /^\s+|\s+$/g, '' ) ) ) {
+                                if ( ! $('#search-panel').is(':visible') )
+                                        $('#internal-toggle').trigger('click');
+                                inputs.search.val( selectedText ).trigger('keyup');
+                        }
 
                         // Update save prompt.
                         inputs.submit.val( wpLinkL10n.save );